NEW YORK (AP) — Flamethrowers ruled the mound in the major leagues this year, with the average four-seam fastball among right-handed pitchers reaching 95 mph for the first time. Average velocity has ...
Coming out of spring training, the story surrounding Masahiro Tanaka was about his fastball. Tanaka, with his partially torn UCL, said his average velocity would be down in 2015, with more (slower) ...
While baseball trends toward the breaking ball, Texas Rangers ace Lance Lynn continues to have success with a heavy dose of fastballs. Walter Johnson. Roger Clemens. Nolan Ryan. The fastball was once ...
It took some time for Bryan Woo to discover his superpower. Today, Woo’s outlier skill — a four-seam fastball that consistently flummoxes hitters — is on full display every time the right-hander takes ...